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Blood Diamond
2006 143 min Germany, United States of America R 18+
★7.8
Drama, Thriller, Action
Director: Edward Zwick
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Description
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Budget:
$100M
US Gross:
$57.38M
Worldwide:
$171.72M
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
Djimon Hounsou
Actor
Jennifer Connelly
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2007
— Best Actor (Drama)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2007
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Film Editing
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2007
— Best Actor
Key opinion
Blood Diamond is widely regarded as a powerful and emotionally harrowing drama that successfully balances intense action with a sobering critique of the diamond trade. While viewers generally praise the raw, committed performances of the leads, some critics argue the film struggles to reconcile its Hollywood-style spectacle with its serious geopolitical subject matter.
| Acting | Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou deliver raw, compelling, and immersive performances that anchor the emotional stakes of the film. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography creates a hauntingly beautiful contrast between the stunning African landscapes and the brutal reality of war. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds in delivering a poignant, heart-wrenching emotional impact that compels audiences to confront the human cost of global consumerism. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is viewed through a polarized lens: many appreciate the relentless, high-stakes momentum, while others find the heavy action and frequent gunfights exhausting or tonally mismatched with the drama. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is divisive, with some praising its thematic depth and social critique, while others criticize it for relying on conventional genre tropes, white-savior narratives, and an unconvincing romantic subplot. |